Articles | Volume 20, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11683-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11683-2020
Research article
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15 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 15 Oct 2020

Pollutant emission reductions deliver decreased PM2.5-caused mortality across China during 2015–2017

Ben Silver, Luke Conibear, Carly L. Reddington, Christoph Knote, Steve R. Arnold, and Dominick V. Spracklen

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AR by Ben Silver on behalf of the Authors (10 Jul 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Jul 2020) by Paul Zieger
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (12 Aug 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (14 Aug 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Aug 2020) by Paul Zieger
AR by Ben Silver on behalf of the Authors (26 Aug 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (27 Aug 2020) by Paul Zieger
AR by Ben Silver on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2020)
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Short summary
China suffers from serious air pollution, which is thought to cause millions of early deaths each year. Measurements on the ground show that overall air quality is improving. Air quality is also affected by weather conditions, which can vary from year to year. We conduct computer simulations to show it is the reduction of the amount of pollution emitted, rather than weather conditions, which caused air quality to improve during 2015–2017. We then estimate that 150 000 fewer people die early.
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